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Senior Consultant, Education Outcomes Fund, remote. Req# 589289 at UNICEF

Job Title: Senior Consultant, Education Outcomes Fund, remote. Req# 589289 at UNICEF

Date Posted: 15th January, 2026.

Expiry Date: 9 Feb 2026 11:55 PM

About the Job

Purpose of Activity / Assignment:

The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), and support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.

Scope:

The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, for which the Request for Proposal (RFP) publication and launch event are expected to take place in February 2026. The programme activities are set to begin in Summer 2026 and continue implementation until 2030.

Your Job Description

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Work Assignment Overview / Deliverables and Outputs / Delivery Deadline

  1. Develop and maintain implementation oversight tools, including milestone tracking reports (procurement, contracting, delivery, evaluation), risk registers (Excel), and performance summaries highlighting delays, mitigation actions, and delivery gaps.
    • Deliverable 1:
      • 1 milestone tracking report (2 pages)
      • 3 updates to the risk register
      • 1 summary report (8–10 pages)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  2. Prepare for and facilitate 2 formal governance meetings with government, evaluator, and grantees. Prepare a 15-slide technical guidance pack for each to support decision-making and problem-solving.
    • Deliverable 2:
      • 2 governance meetings facilitated
      • 2 technical pre-reading slide decks (15 slides each)
    • Deadlines: First meeting by 30 Jun 2026; Second meeting by 30 Sept 2026
  3. Provide strategic guidance to the team to support stakeholder engagement with LASUBEB and provinces through bi-monthly meetings. Produce contact and engagement reports summarizing key decisions and follow-ups.
    • Deliverable 3:
      • Bi-monthly meetings facilitated
      • 15 contact and engagement reports (1–2 pages each)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  4. Facilitate technical and planning workshops for government and implementing partners on governance, evaluation design, and sustainability. Accompany each session with workshop materials and feedback summaries.
    • Deliverable 4:
      • 2 capacity-building workshops (estimated 2 days each)
      • Workshop slide decks and short summaries
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  5. Conduct site visits to programme provinces to validate progress, observe implementation, and engage local stakeholders. Produce 5-page reports summarizing visit outcomes, risks, and recommended actions.
    • Deliverable 5:
      • 2 site visits conducted (estimated 5 days each)
      • 1 visit report per site (5 pages each)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  6. Draft a 30-page Strategic Intelligence Report analyzing education policy shifts, local government dynamics, scaling opportunities, and EOF’s strategic visibility.
    • Deliverable 6: Strategic Intelligence and Local Positioning Report (30 pages)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  7. Co-develop a long-term sustainability proposal for Nigeria Education Outcomes Fund Phase 2, informed by two multi-stakeholder workshops. Proposal includes scale-up scenarios, integration into LASUBEB/SUBEB systems, and costing frameworks.
    • Deliverable 7:
      • 20-slide sustainability proposal
      • 1 stakeholder consultation workshop
    • Deadline: Draft by 30 Sept 2026; Workshop by 30 Sept 2026
  8. Produce visibility briefs, end-of-year summary, events and visibility report, and online content for EOF/LASUBEB platforms.
    • Deliverable 8:
      • 1 visibility brief (2 pages)
      • 5-page end-of-year summary
      • 8–10-page event and visibility report
      • 4 social media/digital content pieces (1 page each)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
  9. Provide strategic and operational guidance to EOF’s program team to resolve implementation challenges.
    • Deliverable 9: Join approximately 10 workshops (0.5 days each) with EOF’s program team.
    • Deadline: 5 workshops by 30 Sept 2026; remainder by 30 Sept 2026
  10. Produce end-of-year reports analyzing program successes, challenges, visibility, evaluation implementation, progress towards outcome targets, and implementation challenges.
    • Deliverable 10: 1 report summarizing program delivery (15–20 pages)
    • Deadline: 30 Sept 2026

Travel: International and domestic travel to programme provinces as required:

  • 2 site visits within Lagos State, Nigeria
  • Approximately 2 visits to Abuja for Federal Level Engagement

The Job Requirements

Education

  • A degree in Education, International Development, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related field is required
  • A Master’s degree is preferred but not required

Knowledge / Expertise / Skills Required

  • At least 10 years’ experience in leading and managing strategic development programmes, ideally in Lagos, Nigeria, and ideally in the education sector
  • Direct experience working with the Lagos State Government or other state governments in Nigeria, ideally in the education sector
  • Experience engaging senior government stakeholders
  • Fluency in English is required

Desirable Requirements

  • Prior experience working with international organisations in Lagos or Nigeria
  • Experience with innovative finance, particularly outcomes funds
  • Fluency in Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin is highly desirable; proficiency in Hausa and/or Igbo is desirable

Requirements

  • Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system including:
    • Upload copy of academic credentials
    • Financial proposal reflecting:
      • Costs per each deliverable and total lump-sum for the assignment (in US$)
      • Travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or as per TOR
      • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, living costs
    • Indicate your availability
  • Any emergent or unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF
  • At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have current health insurance coverage
  • Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment if deliverables are not up to standard or submitted late

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

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